Need some help educating and entertaining the kids? Want to keep them in a space that upholds your values? There are plenty of Torah-true resources available right now! There’s so much content online right now, there’s no need to resort to secular sources to help you carry the load of entertaining and educating your children…
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LEGO To Go, Please!
Have a kid who can play with LEGO for hours? Now you can pack it up for some travel time entertainment. There are some kids who can play with LEGO endlessly. The ones who need just a handful or two of bricks and their imagination can create all sorts of building ideas. And while we…
Crafts That Save the Day
The kids need an activity. It’s time to bring out the crafts! Here are some of our favorite crafts for kids! All of these projects are self-contained–there’s no other supplies needed. One kit and your activity for the afternoon is set! We continually update this post to include the tried-and-true crafts that our own children…
Create Your Own Summer Bucket List
Creating your own summer bucket list poster is the first activity that inspires the rest of the season. With the summer starting, I went looking for fun exciting ways to entertain my children. I saw the idea of a summer bucket list and I ran with it. I sat down with my kids and we…
Sick of Spilled Bubbles? This 10-Second Hack May Save Your Sanity
Because nothing says “summer” like bubbles…and a whole lot of mess. A simple trick to keep the fun going—and the soap off your patio. Do you find yourself standing in the yard every spring, yelling “DON’T SPILL IT!” before the bubble fun has even begun? Spoiler: they spill it. Every. Single. Time. Doesn’t matter if…
Indoor Family Fun In and Around Central NJ
Rainy or cold? If you want to have fun indoors in the greater Lakewood area, here’s our master list of things to do with kids. The kids are home and you want to have some fun together out of the house, but perhaps the weather is just not so inviting. If you’re in the Lakewood,…
Your Kids Will Love Our Dance Game!
We collaborated with Toveedo to create this fun dance game your kids can get up and enjoy right now! Our own children (and their friends!) really enjoy playing on a dance machine. It’s good, active, wholesome fun. They follow the instructions on the screen to jump and dance to the beat of their favorite songs. …
Amazon Prime Chanukah Activities – All Under $20
These no-prep, no mess Chanukah-themed activities are great for either a party or for your children to enjoy at home. Yes, there’s lots of great Chanukah game ideas here on Between Carpools. There’s our popular Scratch Off Games, this super popular dreidel game, and so much more. But, sometimes, you don’t want to plan, brainstorm,…
Chanukah Watercolor Painting Craft
FREE DOWNLOAD: This craft is strangely satisfying. Join your kids for some simple Chanukah fun. We love bringing Yom Tov and other Jewish themed crafts to our readers. You can never have too many! A reader recently brought to our attention this glue and salt painting craft that’s become popular lately. We decided a Chanukah…
How to Make Long Motzei Shabbos + Sundays Work for Your Family
Often, the most challenging days are those without structure–Sundays, yes, but also those long motzei Shabbos winter evenings. How do you give structure and make the most of them? There’s something about those long unstructured days that can sometimes feel frustrating. It can be the long motzei Shabboses in the winter, or Sundays all year…
